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Message: [QUOTE="DS3, post: 5348833, member: 407846"] I have never understood the theory poker [U]has[/U] to involve actual money. This is simply a personal preference. Around the world in any given week tens of thousands engage in poker sites with play money. Many play every day and take the game extremely seriously -there are leagues and ranks where people compete earnestly. The world is full of amateur people who love competing with each other across countless games and sports. Its human nature. Saying poker is only poker, 'real', if money is on the line is no different in my opinion to claiming golf is only golf if money is on the line (or any other activity humans engage in competitively). We all grasp poker's popularity grew as a gambling game, but it does not mean it is not played competitively without money at stake. [/QUOTE]